Tooth-paste holder



A ril 29, 1924?. 1,492,534

J. W. QUADT ET AL TOOTH PASTE HOLDER Filed J n. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR WITNESS: ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 29, 1924.

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PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. QUAJDT AND FRANK METZNEIB', OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TOOTH-PASTE HOLDER.

Application filed January 2, 1928. Serial No. 610,268.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN W. Quan'r and FRANK 'METZNER, citizens of the United States, residin at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and tate of New York, have in vented new and useful Improvements in Tooth-Paste Holders, of which the following is a specification.

-This invention relates to dispensing devices and has for its object the provision of a novel device for holding a tube of tooth paste and provided with means for compressing the tube to expel the contents thereof, the device being designed for W mounting upon a wall or other support and having. the great advantage of keeping the tube in a sanitary condition and insuring proper compression thereof at the rear end instead of at miscellaneous points as occurs when the tube is pressed by the fingers.

An important object is the provision of a device of this character which in addition to the above mentioned features has the advantage of being attractive in appearance,

so that itmay be considered an ornament to any lavatory.

A further object is the provision of a device of this character which is provided with a novel closure for the open end of the tube to replace the screw cap originally provided. I

Yet another object is the provision of a device of this character which is so constructed as to serve the purpose of a hanger for supporting the tooth brushes when they are not in use.

An additional object is the provision of a device of this character which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, easy to use, efiicient and durable in service and a general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whicluj Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device, y

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof with a part broken away and, in section,-

cap alone,

Figure 10 is a front elevation thereof and Figure 11 is a side elevation showing the cap open.

Referring more particularly to the draw ings, and especially to Figures 1 to 4, we

have shown our device as comprising an 7 elongated curved support 10 including a back wall 11 carrying forwardly-projecting side flanges 12 formed throughout their lengths with curved slots 13. Secured to the top of this support is an angular bracket 14 having a hole 15 for the passage of a nail, screw, hook or the like whereby the a device may be secured upon a wall or other support. Secured to the lower end of the support is another bracket 16 likewise formed with a hole 17 for the passage of an attaching member and having its lower end directed forwardly to form a sort of shelf 18 which has side flanges 19.

The lower end of the main support 10 carries a plate 20 having an opening 21 therein for the passage of the discharge nipple A of a collapsible tube B which is placed against the front of the support 10. The outlet end of the nipple is ordinarily 99 closed by a cap 22 which is pivoted at 23 upon the underside of the plate 20 and which may be swung into or out of covering relation'to the opening 21 and end of the tube. At the edge of the hole 21 is a depending flange 21* with which mates a flange 22 on the cap 22.

Located in front of the main support 10 is a roller 2 t carried by a shaft 25 which extends through the slots 13 and which is provided at one end with an operating head 26 which may e nurled, or milled to sure an efiicient grip thereon, but which is preferably of the wing type. Near its ends the roller 24 is formed with teeth 27 which engage within two series of perforations 28 formed in the back 11 of the main support. These teeth and perforations are the equivalent of a pinion and rack.

In the use of the device, the paste tube is disposed against the front of the support 10 with its threaded nipple passing through the opening 21, and with its closed end passing through the selected one of a plurality of slots 29 in the member 10, depending upon the length of the tube. The roller 24 is of course initially moved to the uppermost limit of its movement and after the tube is placed against the support the operator turns the knob 26 which will cause the roller 24 to move downwardly into engagement with the closed end of the tube. Ordinarily the cap 22 is in its closed position.

When actual use of the device is desired, the operator places the head of the tooth brush upon the shelf 18 between the flanges 19, swings the cap 22 to its open position, and then turns the knob 26 to move the roller 24 downwardly. As this roller is thus moved it naturally squeezes the tube and causes the material therein to be ejected onto the bristles of the brush. After the desired quantity has been thus extracted the cap 22 is again swung to closed position over the end of the outlet nipple.

A very convenient feature is the provision of slots 29 in the upper bracket 14 which serve as supports for tooth brushes not in use.

Referring now to Figures 5, 6 and 7 we have shown a slight modification in which the lower support 30, corresponding to the lower bracket 16 of the first described form constitutes merely an attaching member and is not provided with the brush guide or holder 18 above described. In this form the plate 20 is also omitted and the tube B is held in place merely by having its closed end C passed through any one of the slots in the body portion of the device, the outlet or nipple end of the tube being positioned at the lower end of the body member, the action of the presser roller is of course an aid to holding the tube in place. The movable cap 22 of the first described form is also omitted and the nipple A of the tube is closed by means of the usual screw cap D. The operation of this form of the device is of course the same as that of the first described form. One of the advantages of this particular type is that it will accommodate tubes of any size as the nipple'end may project downwardly a considerable distance below the device if such should be found necessary.

The ordinary screw cap is however rather 1,,aeaesa inconvenient to use as it is not easy to handle and is very apt to be dropped and probably lost. -We therefore prefer to make use of the peculiar cap device shown in Figures 8 to 11 inclusive. This cap consists of a ring like body 31 designed to be engaged upon the nipple of the tube and provided with a set screw 32 for securing it in position. Projecting from the ring member is an arm 33 upon which. is pivoted by a spring hinge 34 an arm 35 carrying a cap 36 designed to engage over the outlet nipple of the tube. The ring member 31 is formed with depending tongues 37 between which the cap 36 is repeived and which operate as a guide there- This particular cap is designed especially for use in connection with the second described form of our holder and dispensing device and it will be apparent that by merely swinging the cap 36 out of engagement with the ring member the contents of the tube may be permitted to pass out onto the brush. It should however be understood that this particular cap might be used on paste tubes or tubes for holding any other material such as cold cream and the like entirely irrespective of the use of the dispensing device, the cap in such an event simply replacing the ordinary screw cap.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will be apparent that We have thus provided a very efficient device which will be neat and attractive in appearance, which will keep tooth paste tubes in a sanitary condition and which will avoid mutilation and compression thereof at improper points.

While we have shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention it is of course to be understood that we reserve the right to make such changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described our invention we claim:

1. In a device of the character described, a longitudinally curved supporting plate formed at its side edges with longitudinal flanges provided with slots, said plate bein adapted to have a collapsible tube disposed thereagainst, the lower end of the plate having a wall formed with an opening for the passage of the tube nipple, roller means movable along said flanges for compressing the tube, and attaching means projecting from the back of the plate.

2. In a device of the character described, a longitudinally curved supporting plate formed at its side edges with longitudinal flanges provided with slots, said plate bein" adapted to have a collapsible tube disposed thereagainst, the lower end of the plate having a wall formfid With 84; opening for the maaeaa passa e of the tube nipple, roller means movof the plate to permit the eniagement thereable a mug said flanges for compressing the in of tubes of different lengt tube, and attaching means projecting from In testimony where0f we affix our signa- 10 the back of the plate, said plate being tures.

5 formed with transverse slots for the recepv tion of the closed end of the tube, the slots JOHN W. QUADT. being variously spaced from the lower end FRANK METZNER. 

